Amazonian Marsh Rat vs Marsh Firetail

Holochilus sciureus compared with Telebasis digiticollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Marsh Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Holochilus	Telebasis
Species	Holochilus sciureus	Telebasis digiticollis

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazonian Marsh Rat and Marsh Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Amazonian Marsh Rat

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazonian Marsh Rat	Marsh Firetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazonian Marsh Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Marsh Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Amazonian Marsh Rat

The Amazonian Marsh Rat (Holochilus sciureus) is a species in the genus Holochilus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.